TIA-942 Design Consultant

CTDC Overview:

Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®) is a specialized training program designed for professionals responsible for designing data center facilities in accordance with TIA-942 standards. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of TIA-942 guidelines, requirements, and best practices applicable to data center design. The course covers key topics such as data center topology, cabling infrastructure, power and cooling systems, and resilience and redundancy. Practical exercises and real-world case studies provide hands-on experience and reinforce learning. By the end of the course, participants will be well-prepared to pursue CTDC® certification and deliver high-quality, resilient, and efficient data center solutions.

In the three-day CTDC® course, the participant will learn how to design an ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data centre. It will provide a clear understanding of the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard and possible implementation variations. This course is well suited for all types of data centres, be it enterprise data centres or multi-tenant, third party data centres such as co-location, managed services and cloud service providers.

Course Benefits:

After completion of the course the participant will be able to:

• Learn to properly comprehend and apply the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard requirements and guidelines
• Understand the proper intent of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard to avoid both over- and/or under-investment
• Align the selection of redundancy levels and infrastructure investments to the business requirements.
• Understand the criteria and requirements for a high-availability data centre design and how to effectively establish the data centre from the perspective of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard
• Understand how the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard relates to various worldwide standards

Course Syllabus:

Introduction to Data Centre Facilities

About the ANSI/TIA-942

• Life of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard
• Relation to other standards
• Architectural
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Telecommunication
• Areas under scope
• High level redundancy definitions
• Redundancy options (N, N+1 etc.)
• Fault tolerant
• Concurrent maintainability
• Compartmentalisation
• Examples of redundancy levels

Data Centre Space Planning

Data Centre Topologies

Recommendations for Energy Efficiency

Architectural

• Site selection
• Parking
• Multi-tenant building
• Building construction
• Vapor barrier
• Roofing
• Floor loading
• Raised flooring
• Suspended/drop ceiling
• Hanging load
• Seismic

Building Security & Safety

• Security
• CCTV
• Staffing
• Bullet/ballistic proofing
• Lighting
• Safety
  – Signage

Building and Room Access

• Security checkpoints
• Entry lobby
• Doors and windows
• Exit corridors
• Shipping and receiving areas

Room/Area Design Requirements

• Administrative offices
• Security offce
• Operations centre
• Restroom and break room
• UPS/Battery rooms
• Generator and fuel storage area
• Computer room

Electrical

• Utility power
  – Substation
  – Feed requirements
  – Self-generation
• HT/HV switch gear
• Generator and fuel supply
• LT/LV switch gear
  – ATS
  – Alternatives to ATS
• UPS and batteries
• PDU
• STS
• Grounding
• Surge protection
• EPO
• Central power monitoring
• Load banks
• Testing
• Equipment maintenance
  – Preventive maintenance
  – Facility training programs

Mechanical

• Environmental design
  – Temperature and humidity requirements
  – Contamination
  – Sources
  – Clean air
  – Pressurisation
  – Radio sources
  – Vibration
  – Water ingress
• Water cooled systems
  – Heat rejection
  – Chilled water system
  – Condenser water
  – Make up water
• Air cooled systems
• HVAC control systems
• Plumbing
  – Pipe routing
• Fire suppression
• Water leak detection

Telecommunications

• Network topology
• Redundancy level design
• Media and connectors
• Cabling pathways
• Detailed cabling design considerations
• Administration and labeling
• Cable testing
• Data centre fabrics